Next Sat nav map update?

Deleted User 1511 · Post by **Deleted User 1511** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:16 pm

Does anyone know when the next maps are due?

The maps in my new to me car have never been updated....but i don't want to fork out for a February update if another is imminent ...

BWJ · Post by **BWJ** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 8:00 pm

probably new update in next month, i guess

Post by **jtonline** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:08 pm

You get free updates for three years from when your car is first registered.
Mazda only do up to two updates a year and give no indication as to when they'll release the next one.
When my free update period ended, I bought the official Mazda Apple Car Play kit and now use Waze on my phone for sat nav to the MZD Connect screen, as that was more cost effective than paying Mazda for a map update subscription.

Deleted User 1511 · Post by **Deleted User 1511** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 7:06 am

Thanks JT

Unfortunately my car was registered 1 September 2016 and I acquired it 5 October...and the selling dealer wasn't interested in updating the maps...

Boyle de Cabbage · Post by **Boyle de Cabbage** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:08 pm

Look at mazdatweaks.com with a view to installing Android Auto without needing to pay the Mazda Tax for a new maps.

If your CMU software is before 59.00.502 you should be good to go. Then maps update themselves from Google and you also get live offerings of re-routing around traffic hold-hubs.

Static maps no longer cut it IMHO. Also with Google I can press the talk button on my steering wheel and say "switch the coffee on" and my espresso machine is ready to pull a shot when I get home. No car manufacturer's software can anywhere approach that kind of facility. I wonder why they continue to try?

Deleted User 1511 · Post by **Deleted User 1511** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 1:40 pm

Possibly because it largely irrelevant to the task of driving from A to B?

Anyway, my butler does that for me

hsdejong · Post by **hsdejong** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:30 pm

Does Android Auto or Mazda Apple CarPlay shows navigation information on the head-up display as my built-in navigation system does?

TAX · Post by **TAX** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:20 pm

My car is 2 years old and the main dealership that I purchased it from refused to give me the sat nav updates and told me to install it myself. They said they will only update the entertainment system for me when it is for its yearly service.

Is it a straightforward job, or will one erroneous key-press wipe out everything on the memory card?

Any instructions that make sense to a non techy guy would be appreciated.

Deleted User 1027 · Post by **Deleted User 1027** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:52 pm

hsdejong wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:30 pm Does Android Auto or Mazda Apple CarPlay shows navigation information on the head-up display as my built-in navigation system does?

No that's why I prefer the Mazda system and far better than my Garmin.

Post by **jtonline** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 6:55 pm

hsdejong wrote: ↑Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:30 pm Does Android Auto or Mazda Apple CarPlay shows navigation information on the head-up display as my built-in navigation system does?

Not at the moment. However, for me at least, it's not a problem as the voice prompts tell you in advance and at a junction of your next move, so the inclusion of a basic graphic on the Active Display just isn't needed.

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